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melodiesoflife2015-08-30 03:06 pm
shinrasfinest) wrote in melodiesoflife2015-08-30 03:06 pm
#12 | It's time to take some time away...
Who: Sephiroth & #1) Open, #2) Tifa/Alice/Open #3) Terra
When: Post Zelda's Meeting: 25-31st August
Where/What: #1) Aqures Ixen: Helping to repair, #2) B-04: Preparing to leave, #3) Flence: Some time away
Warnings: N/A, except for potential eye-rolling in #3
#1 - 26-27th August/ Aqures Ixen: Helping to repair [Open]
[There is still a lot of work to be done in repairing many of the buildings that are still damaged in some way from the battle. It's only right, in the wake especially of Zelda's meeting, that he use the time that he's managed to get from taking leave from Esdham constructively in repairing what -by proxy- he at least had some part in causing. That guilt is still there, and this is his attempt to reconcile at least some of the weight from off of his consciousness.
Many houses and other buildings need to be at least patched up so that citizens could move back into their residences safely where more cosmetic repairs could be revisited at a later stage. He's no architect, nor much of a builder but at the very least Sephiroth can lend his strength where it's needed; and with a Job change, he's soon fitting well into a team of volunteers doing various jobs around the damaged districts. Breaking bricks, chopping wood, hauling materials up and down rickety scaffolding...
Even with glass, as atop the roof of the greenhouse at Jardin Verdoyant, fitting the last pane carefully into place.]
#2 - 27th August/ B-04: Preparing to leave [Tifa and/or Alice / Open]
[The house that Sephiroth claims residence in has hardly been touched by the battle and those repairs that had needed to be done were superficial rather than major structural damage. There is an odd irony in there somewhere. Still makes it no less bitter than for several other streets all around them the scenery would remain scarred for a while yet.
It's a good idea, getting away for the weekend. They both needed a break from the constant doom and gloom, and Flence were far enough removed that they might even be able to pretend it hadn't happened. At the very least they might be able to come back afterwards, a little more clear-headed. Doesn't help the current predicament though...
Sephiroth's often-used, large military issue rucksack is spread wide open on top of his bed. Half-filled with that which he deems the essentials and a few items of clothing besides. He stands over it, suspended in a long pause as he tries to keep his thoughts on the task in front of him. Who knew it'd ever be so difficult to decide what needs to be taken?]
#3 - 30th August/ Flence: Some time away [Terra]
The County of Flence reflected, in it's tranquility, the Temple of Water that's housed nearby to it. Neutral from all of the conflicts that have befallen Crystallis, Flence retained a peace to it's picturesque visage that might as well be another world away from the strife of the Aqurean region - that Sephiroth and Terra had been surrounded by constantly since before the attack of the Imperial Fleet.
Not that they hadn't had to pay for it. The double-roomed suite that Sephiroth had managed to secure at one of the smaller inns had devoured almost two-thirds of what he would be paid for a month in Esdham. He'd known it would be on the pricey side, and it wasn't as if he hadn't any gil saved up, but actually parting with such expense willingly caused a pause sometimes.
Two days later though, and it had all been worth it. The comfort was on another level, even the small lounge area in the suite told of the exquisite fabric that had been used to make it and that was a fact which reflected everywhere during their stay. The scenery was breathtaking especially at sunrise and again at sunset as the river cast the light back as if it were on fire; golden in the morning, gleaming crimson as the evening drew in. Not to mention the food; they hadn't been kidding when Sephiroth had read that Flence was reported to have the finest cuisine in the World.
Never mind that it had been sunny for every day of their visit, for some reason it didn't seem to bother Sephiroth as much as it might have done if he'd spent so much time outside in the Aqures region. The creams and oils available to protect skin were of the highest standard too, and melted right in without feeling heavy.
On their last evening in the town, the pair had wandered down to the winding pathway, lined with trees, which followed the river off towards the Temple of Water which was located out of town a ways. The air felt significantly cooler near to the water and the breeze that came off of it was refreshing to feel across the sun-warmed skin of faces and shoulders, it's almost as if Sephiroth's hair had been similarly revitalized from the long weekend of relaxation - loose and almost seeming feather-light, moving minutely in the same breeze as he kept a casual pace beside Terra.
When: Post Zelda's Meeting: 25-31st August
Where/What: #1) Aqures Ixen: Helping to repair, #2) B-04: Preparing to leave, #3) Flence: Some time away
Warnings: N/A, except for potential eye-rolling in #3
#1 - 26-27th August/ Aqures Ixen: Helping to repair [Open]
[There is still a lot of work to be done in repairing many of the buildings that are still damaged in some way from the battle. It's only right, in the wake especially of Zelda's meeting, that he use the time that he's managed to get from taking leave from Esdham constructively in repairing what -by proxy- he at least had some part in causing. That guilt is still there, and this is his attempt to reconcile at least some of the weight from off of his consciousness.
Many houses and other buildings need to be at least patched up so that citizens could move back into their residences safely where more cosmetic repairs could be revisited at a later stage. He's no architect, nor much of a builder but at the very least Sephiroth can lend his strength where it's needed; and with a Job change, he's soon fitting well into a team of volunteers doing various jobs around the damaged districts. Breaking bricks, chopping wood, hauling materials up and down rickety scaffolding...
Even with glass, as atop the roof of the greenhouse at Jardin Verdoyant, fitting the last pane carefully into place.]
#2 - 27th August/ B-04: Preparing to leave [Tifa and/or Alice / Open]
[The house that Sephiroth claims residence in has hardly been touched by the battle and those repairs that had needed to be done were superficial rather than major structural damage. There is an odd irony in there somewhere. Still makes it no less bitter than for several other streets all around them the scenery would remain scarred for a while yet.
It's a good idea, getting away for the weekend. They both needed a break from the constant doom and gloom, and Flence were far enough removed that they might even be able to pretend it hadn't happened. At the very least they might be able to come back afterwards, a little more clear-headed. Doesn't help the current predicament though...
Sephiroth's often-used, large military issue rucksack is spread wide open on top of his bed. Half-filled with that which he deems the essentials and a few items of clothing besides. He stands over it, suspended in a long pause as he tries to keep his thoughts on the task in front of him. Who knew it'd ever be so difficult to decide what needs to be taken?]
#3 - 30th August/ Flence: Some time away [Terra]
The County of Flence reflected, in it's tranquility, the Temple of Water that's housed nearby to it. Neutral from all of the conflicts that have befallen Crystallis, Flence retained a peace to it's picturesque visage that might as well be another world away from the strife of the Aqurean region - that Sephiroth and Terra had been surrounded by constantly since before the attack of the Imperial Fleet.
Not that they hadn't had to pay for it. The double-roomed suite that Sephiroth had managed to secure at one of the smaller inns had devoured almost two-thirds of what he would be paid for a month in Esdham. He'd known it would be on the pricey side, and it wasn't as if he hadn't any gil saved up, but actually parting with such expense willingly caused a pause sometimes.
Two days later though, and it had all been worth it. The comfort was on another level, even the small lounge area in the suite told of the exquisite fabric that had been used to make it and that was a fact which reflected everywhere during their stay. The scenery was breathtaking especially at sunrise and again at sunset as the river cast the light back as if it were on fire; golden in the morning, gleaming crimson as the evening drew in. Not to mention the food; they hadn't been kidding when Sephiroth had read that Flence was reported to have the finest cuisine in the World.
Never mind that it had been sunny for every day of their visit, for some reason it didn't seem to bother Sephiroth as much as it might have done if he'd spent so much time outside in the Aqures region. The creams and oils available to protect skin were of the highest standard too, and melted right in without feeling heavy.
On their last evening in the town, the pair had wandered down to the winding pathway, lined with trees, which followed the river off towards the Temple of Water which was located out of town a ways. The air felt significantly cooler near to the water and the breeze that came off of it was refreshing to feel across the sun-warmed skin of faces and shoulders, it's almost as if Sephiroth's hair had been similarly revitalized from the long weekend of relaxation - loose and almost seeming feather-light, moving minutely in the same breeze as he kept a casual pace beside Terra.
#1
He caught Ashe in the corner of his line of sight as she first waved, so he wasn't startled by her when she came to the bottom of the ladder and called up at him. It took a few moments for Sephiroth to get himself shimmied into a position which he knew he could carefully push up from the glass back onto the ladder properly, before he started to descend and answered her, down over one shoulder.
"Not Major, currently, Lady Ashe."
Getting to the bottom of the ladder, Sephiroth cast a cautious glance over his puppet which was still carefully holding the ladder for him, before turning his full attention to Ashelia herself.
"I'm just about done here, actually."
Re: #1
The Queen glanced over at the puppet as well. "Strange little things, aren't they? Useful in their way, though." She raised an eyebrow. "Pursuing a different path?"
#1
What self-respecting Major, successful as the defense of the City might have been, vanished for the end of it? It was a fact he couldn't reconcile within himself and only added to the fact that he felt more responsible for the damage left behind, as opposed to pleased that his command had preserved what it had of Aqures Ixen.
He was glad she made a comment about the puppet, allowing him those few more seconds to chew on a suitable response even if he still felt lost in answering. To Sephiroth, Ashelia had been much more the Hero than he had been...in fact, most of them had.
"Taking some leave." He clarified finally, pausing for a beat before adding. "I've a lot to get my head around."
Re: #1
She tilted her head to the side, eyebrows furrowed. She'd kind of stepped in it there, but better to get it on with. "There was nothing any of us could have done to stop it. Against Ultima Weapon, we are considerably lucky none of our own were lost during the hacking."
#1
Yet he knows, moreso -he might argue- than anyone else who might bring it up, but it still doesn't make it right; that fact that there wasn't anything he could have done. That none of the blame rests with him, he'd been de-briefed with such as well.
"I know that." It was a sharp response muttered but followed by a steady inhale as he managed to get a handle on those feelings it stirred still. Boxing them away deeper and deeper as he continued to talk to Ashelia, using his own words to remind himself, also.
"There was not a single officer, nor a single soldier who did not fully comprehend the scale of the force we were to be defending against. Part of the job is accepting that your life may be forfeit as a result..."
Sephiroth trailed off, loosening his grip on the bread and finally taking a small bite as he looked back up to Ashelia. Then passed her over the landscape of the street behind her. A lot of the shops in this district had been damaged and wouldn't be the same again, to him, even if they did manage to restore them.
"They were men that had been given to me to command, not to be stripped away like that by a threat that I had been so ignorant to see coming."
Re: #1
#1
They had trusted Jessie and it's the betrayal -another betrayal- that cut most of all at him on a personal level. Moreso because he had been proven to have been mislead, against his better judgment when he'd even encouraged so many to trust her.
He fell silent then and turned partly away from Ashelia, keeping his eye contact firmly on the floor and away from her.
#1
"We all trusted her, Sephiroth, even I - it may have taken me somewhat longer than most, but in the end, I did." She tilted her head to the side. "I'll not allow you to lay the blame for that on yourself. If it is your fault, it is also the fault of all the Heroes who first arrived here." She sighed quickly, shaking her head. "Regardless, I cannot abide such ruminations, especially from one such as yourself."
#1
It didn't look like he was phased at all by Ashe's words for a long moment, and then he took a longer breath in and forced himself to make eye contact with her again.
"There wasn't a single soldier that I led, that hadn't then died in my absence. It was over, we'd won. The Empire was on the retreat..I stepped away, thanks to that temptress, and now-"
The graveyard that had been made of the district that he'd forced a blockade around was for sure a jarring sight to return to. Even more so considering the difficult way to get his head around how he'd both been present AND in Crystal Stasis under Aqures Tosf the whole time.
"-it wasn't supposed to be like that."